The 1982–83 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 7th season in the NBA. With 49 wins and 33 losses, it was also their best record since the ABA–NBA merger—a mark that would stand until the 2001–02 season.
| Player | G | MP | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bailey | 6 | 50 | 9 | 0.50 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 |
| Otis Birdsong | 62 | 1885 | 426 | 0.51 | 82 | 0.57 | 53 | 97 | 150 | 239 | 85 | 16 | 114 | 155 | 936 |
| Darwin Cook | 82 | 2625 | 443 | 0.45 | 186 | 0.77 | 73 | 167 | 240 | 448 | 194 | 48 | 238 | 213 | 1080 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 81 | 2093 | 401 | 0.60 | 166 | 0.65 | 127 | 293 | 420 | 114 | 67 | 152 | 281 | 379 | 968 |
| Len Elmore | 74 | 975 | 97 | 0.40 | 54 | 0.64 | 81 | 157 | 238 | 39 | 44 | 38 | 83 | 125 | 248 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 43 | 494 | 92 | 0.43 | 38 | 0.84 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 67 | 19 | 9 | 40 | 56 | 226 |
| Phil Ford (basketball) | 7 | 163 | 20 | 0.57 | 7 | 0.70 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 47 |
| Mike Gminski | 80 | 1255 | 213 | 0.50 | 175 | 0.78 | 154 | 228 | 382 | 61 | 35 | 116 | 126 | 118 | 601 |
| Mickey Johnson | 42 | 1001 | 199 | 0.40 | 164 | 0.82 | 66 | 158 | 224 | 144 | 56 | 21 | 121 | 135 | 564 |
| Albert King (basketball) | 79 | 2447 | 582 | 0.48 | 176 | 0.78 | 157 | 299 | 456 | 291 | 95 | 41 | 245 | 278 | 1346 |
| Mike O'Koren | 46 | 803 | 136 | 0.53 | 34 | 0.71 | 42 | 72 | 114 | 82 | 42 | 11 | 62 | 67 | 308 |
| Eddie Phillips (basketball) | 48 | 416 | 56 | 0.41 | 40 | 0.68 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 152 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 31 | 1002 | 170 | 0.44 | 51 | 0.67 | 68 | 82 | 150 | 187 | 81 | 15 | 107 | 116 | 395 |
| Jan van Breda Kolff | 13 | 63 | 5 | 0.36 | 5 | 0.83 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Foots Walker | 79 | 1388 | 114 | 0.46 | 116 | 0.78 | 30 | 106 | 136 | 264 | 78 | 3 | 104 | 134 | 346 |
| Buck Williams | 82 | 2961 | 536 | 0.59 | 324 | 0.62 | 365 | 662 | 1027 | 125 | 91 | 110 | 246 | 270 | 1396 |
| Bill Willoughby | 10 | 84 | 11 | 0.38 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 |
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